Widely used food additive affects the human gut microbiota
CMEDIA/ Have you heard about the food additive E415? It is also known as xanthan gum. Most likely, you eat it several times a week. Xanthan gum is used in …
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New COVID wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres
New York: Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines “to every person, everywhere” – not simply in the wealthiest nations, said the …
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WHO urges accelerated action to protect human health, combat climate crisis amidst heightened conflict and fragility
CMEDIA: On its founding day, the Organization seeks a re-imagining and re-prioritization of resources to usher in sustainable, well-being societies On this World Health Day (April 7, 2022), WHO is …
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Ontario seeing over 100,000 daily new cases of COVID-19
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario has been seeing reportedly an estimated 100,000 to 120,000 new cases of COVID-19, Dr. Peter Jüni, the head of the province’s scientific advisory table, said on Wednesday. Juni …
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Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
An astonishing 99 percent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought, UN …
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Quebec extends mask mandate until end of April as Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations surge
The province of Quebec’s mask mandate in indoor public spaces is being extended until at least April 30, amid the province’s 6th wave, Interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau announced …
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Ontarians 60+ to have access to 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccines as hospitalizations surge
Toronto/CMEDIA: Ontario’s decision to provide soon the fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to Ontarians aged 60 or over is due to the surge in hospitalizations which on Tuesday logged …
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Toronto launching Third COVID-19 Dose Drive to combat its recent surge
Toronto/CMEDIA: Toronto’s Mayor John Tory announced today the City of Toronto’s Third Dose Drive to facilitate the maximum possible people to get their third COVID-19 vaccine dose. The strategy to …
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New Covid variant XE, more transmissible than Omicron emerge in UK: WHO
London/CMEDIA: The new Covid variant XE that has emerged in the UK is likely to be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19 so far, according to the World Health …
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COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
New York/CMEDIA: Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worldwide from a full return to the classroom, according to …
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